Kap. XI Art. 5 lit. g:
"g) The corporation shall receive all moneys from the public lands except those
from lands in which freehold interest has been transferred to another agency of
government pursuant to section 5(b), and shall transfer these moneys after the
end of the fiscal year to the Marianas Public Land Trust except that the corporation
shall retain the amount necessary to meet reasonable expenses of administration and
management, land surveying, homestead development, and any other expenses reasonably
necessary for the accomplishment of its functions; provided further that the
corporation shall be authorized to expend up to twenty percent of its revenue to pay
and satisfy land compensation claims as provided by law. The annual budget of the
corporation shall be submitted to the legislature for information purposes only."

Abstimmungsfrage:
"Do you approve of House Legislative Initiative 16-18 to amend Article XI, Section 5(g)
of the NMI Constitution to authorize the Department of Public Lands to use up to twenty
percent of its revenue to pay and satisfy land compensation claims; and for other purposes?
Yes or No."